The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-27
THE ANTI PROHIBITION CAM
PAIGN IN KANSAS AND IOWA.


PAIGN IN KANSAS AND IOWA.
II seems that the antis are conduct
ing their campaign against prohibit
ton in Texas with quite as murh vig-
or in Iowa, Kansas and Georgia as
within the borders of Texas. They,
that is the head and front of the anti
organization, the Distilers and Brew
ers associations, are very active in
having written and published for cir
culation in this state stories of UNI
reasonable outrages purporting
to be committed by prohibitionists
and prohibition officials in the en-
forcement of law which "does not pro-
hibit." Very prominent in this class
Of literature is the story from the
Bonaparte, Iowa, Journal, describing
how brutal prohibitionists in search
ing a private dwelling for
liquors, dragged two sick wo-
men out of their beds, etc. Of
course such an outrage would not be
tolerated in Iowa or any other State
where the people are civilized and
progressive enough to adopt prohibi.
ton; but there are those who will be.
lieve the story and be influerced by
passion to vote against a good meas
ure. Col. Mills pirates much in his
speeches about the "bill of rights,
but he evidently has failed to convince
his anti friends that such search as
that described IS not to be tolerated
under the Federal constitution, or else
they wilfully circulate that which they
know to be false. This storv--base
falsehood-has been published
in nearly every anti-prohi-
bition paper in Texps; and
it seems that not one of them vii. have
the courage and fairness to publish the
positive and reliable contradiction
which come from the Governor, Attor-
ney-Gcneral aud Secretary of State.
Such authority us these gentlemen is
to be disputed by the anti papers, but
the shocking lies of irresponsible pa
pers and anonymous scribblers are
eagerly sought and circulated by them
They doubtless have their origin in
papers that would publish anything at
10 cents a line, and it is equally rea-
sonable to suppose that the Distillers
and Brewers associations are paying
the bill.
Another instance Of this campaign
work being started from prohibition
States, comes in the shape of speech
printed in pamphlet form, purporting
to be the utterance of one Julius l.
Brown of Atlanta, in which are re-
ported sayings of leading and inhuen-
tial prohibition advocates, such
as are calculated TO be believed
only by the ignorant and vicious,
and such stories which any reasonable
man will know are bare falls choods,
manufactured to bolster a very bad
cause. For instance, Bishop Turner
(colored) is quoted as saying that he
"would vote and speak for prohibit
ton II he knew no would be eternally
damned when done with this world. "
Rev. DR.. Hawthorne is represented as
saying that al want to 60 to heaven
and look forward with deep longing
to sacred rest, but if l was called to
go along with Geo Mckinney believe
l would vail awhile" a great many
other harsh, unjust, unreasonable and
foolish things are attributed to these
worthy gentlemen, by-.whom? A
man unknown to Texans, even if he
has an existence, and yet these "argu-
ments" will be eagerly copied and
such men as Senator Colquit, DR..
Hawthorne and Bishop Turner will be
slandered throughout Texas, simply
because It is to the interest of the
liquor ring that they should be.